Ronald Reagan once said,“Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.” Ronald Reagan was one of many who suffered from the Alzheimer's disease. Five years after he was released from office, he was diagnosed with this tragic sickness. However during his presidency, Reagan pushed to have stem cells researched more than they were at the time, because he saw, as mentioned previously, the true potential of stem cells. After he was diagnosed, his wife, Nancy Reagan, wanted to find a way to help her husband and ease his suffering. She saw a way through stem cells. In the early 2000s, the idea of using public funds for embryonic stem cell research was widely Debated, and no real solution could be agreed …show more content…
Nancy Reagan stated, “Science has presented us with a hope called stem-cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp” (Kaplan). Regrettably, Ronald Reagan was never able to receive a cure for Alzheimer's and he passed away in 2004. After he died, Reagan's death provided a new perspective on how stem cells, and their potential, could change the world. Nancy Reagan helped this cause by not giving up on her husband’s views to keep stem cell research both legal and prospering in the United States. This topic is still widely debated across the globe, but due to advancements in stem cell research, technology, and therapy, many of the troubles people once had have been put to rest. Regardless of the many debates about the morality of using stem cells, they do have the potential to accomplish wonders such as curing cancer, regrowing lost limbs, replacing failing organs, allowing a paralyzed limb or body to make a full recovery, and fixing critical brain damage. Stem cells are not a pill or vaccine that will temporarily solve a problem. They poses the possibility of a permanent fix to almost anything that can go wrong in the human body. Stem cells can change the way we use medicine forever, but what exactly